I think they should. Curse is probably the biggest videogame network out there, and if they're against SOPA, it's the best way to fight it. Between other things, Curse hosts the most popular World of Warcraft website, MMO-Champion, as well as WoWPedia, one of the biggest wikis of the net. It's one of the most casual games out there, with lot of "normal" non-gamer people playing, and the message would extend pretty fast.
Should Curse shutdown the 18th together with Reddit and Wikipedia? What do you think?
I don't really see how shutting down something helps against SOPA. Is it meant to piss off the gamers out there?
Pretty much what I'm replying everywhere:
There's a lot of people that doesn't know about this anti-freedom bill.
This is a fast way to make them notice: show them the consequences of its approval before it happens, so they fight it and it doesn't get to happen for real.
You could have put a vote, I'm all for yes. However as disappointing as it sounds, suggesting such a thing on the 14th is probably too late for Curse to even consider it properly.
You could have put a vote, I'm all for yes. However as disappointing as it sounds, suggesting such a thing on the 14th is probably too late for Curse to even consider it properly.
Somehow I couldn't, it didn't work properly.
If there's any way to edit and add one, just tell me how to or do it yourself, please.
I'd love to make some anti SOPA news and all that, but there's no way I'd news anything political without the OK from curse ;) Either way, it won't effect the decision our congress makes.
But yeah, it's way too late for them to do it, in my opinion. Just hope that congress makes the right choice....
If you can get Curse on board to join by then, by all means, they should. SC2 mapster could even if Curse isn't going to.
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Zelda we could have maintenance all day long "wink "wink
No and no, shamefully. Curse legally owns the site, Sixen is just a community manager and the mods are his underlings. We do anything with the site Curse doesn't like, they can take the complete control of it out of our hands, shut it down or even attempt to sue us and have a case.
no, the mods here do not work for, or represent curse. 100% voluntarily working on the site, and have no direct contact with curse.
I honestly dont like the idea. I understand the the big sites doing, as it will make some people aware.. (I also do not support the SOPA act) but the truth is, it will not effect any curse site (the other bills being passed with it will..which is where people seem to get losts as all the sites lable it as one bill), second I would be pissed if it happend, almost 60% of my daily sites I use are curse based.. if they took them down I would be rather ticked. Also a lot of viewers who search google for question on moding, would find the site down, and honeslty would care less and move to another site, thats also not good.
Im already kinda pissed that reddit is doing, as I use that for a lot of reasons.
Anyway the post above is MY view, and has nothing to do with curse (as I already said , we, the mods, have nothing to do with them) Also keep in mind, Most of the viewers that view curse sites...already know of these issues... its on "our area" of what we deal with each day
Sites like reddit and wikipedia get people that have no idea of what this is, which is why, even though pissed about it, am a bit glad they are doing it... doing it here.. really wont do anything.. I understand the idea "another big network is taking it down" adds impact.. but meh.. I rather view my sites, as the impact would not be great. =(
In the end, the only thing people can do is read the bill themselves and take it for what it means to them. There are so many BS rumors going around for both pros and cons about it, its just down right dumb.
anyway like Is said thats just my thought, id rather not see it go down, but w/e
edit; to add a little more.. your also not thinking about the people behind it... curse would lose a lot of money with their sites down for a day... but the issue is your thinking about it as a company... what about all the other people working for them on sites, as content managers..ect? thats a day without pay... thats not something I wish apon them,,thats kinda another reason im not to for the idea of curse going down. But like i said, just my view =)
(also I know someones gonna try to say, well if sopa passes they coudl all lose their jobs for good...ect..ect thats not true at all and for another topic)
Anyway, though I dont agree with your idea lonami, I respect that your trying, and not sitting around and doing something about what you believe, I respect that regardless. and wish you luck either way.
on a side note: what I would like to see: ESA does E3.. its to bad sony and MS support sopa.. I would love to see E3 dead this year =/ thats something I would support in.
I don't know if they actually are, but I saw a story that it's more than just Wikipedia and Reddit. Lemmie find the link...
(LINK found)
If you can get Curse on board to join by then, by all means, they should. SC2 mapster could even if Curse isn't going to.
google and the likes are only removing their home pages... EX google cant just shut down, they would lose thousands, they also have contracts among many other things.
which that is something I like, so many people use the home page...so it gets the message accross, but they are still maken sure their product is working.. so people dont get ticked...google has the right idea.
I think they should. Curse is probably the biggest videogame network out there, and if they're against SOPA, it's the best way to fight it. Between other things, Curse hosts the most popular World of Warcraft website, MMO-Champion, as well as WoWPedia, one of the biggest wikis of the net. It's one of the most casual games out there, with lot of "normal" non-gamer people playing, and the message would extend pretty fast.
Should Curse shutdown the 18th together with Reddit and Wikipedia? What do you think?
All Curse sites polls:
@Lonami: Go
I don't really see how shutting down something helps against SOPA. Is it meant to piss off the gamers out there?
If so, then yes!
Pretty much what I'm replying everywhere:
There's a lot of people that doesn't know about this anti-freedom bill.
This is a fast way to make them notice: show them the consequences of its approval before it happens, so they fight it and it doesn't get to happen for real.
Easy as that.
As long as they put information about SOPA on the maintenance page, I think it would be a good way to spread the word
You could have put a vote, I'm all for yes. However as disappointing as it sounds, suggesting such a thing on the 14th is probably too late for Curse to even consider it properly.
Somehow I couldn't, it didn't work properly.
If there's any way to edit and add one, just tell me how to or do it yourself, please.
I'd love to make some anti SOPA news and all that, but there's no way I'd news anything political without the OK from curse ;) Either way, it won't effect the decision our congress makes.
But yeah, it's way too late for them to do it, in my opinion. Just hope that congress makes the right choice....
for how long will the sites be down?
I don't know if they actually are, but I saw a story that it's more than just Wikipedia and Reddit. Lemmie find the link...
(LINK found)
If you can get Curse on board to join by then, by all means, they should. SC2 mapster could even if Curse isn't going to.
Zelda we could have maintenance all day long "wink "wink
No and no, shamefully. Curse legally owns the site, Sixen is just a community manager and the mods are his underlings. We do anything with the site Curse doesn't like, they can take the complete control of it out of our hands, shut it down or even attempt to sue us and have a case.
Can't you contact Curse about this? I'm not a mod or an admin, so I don't have the same access you guys have.
no, the mods here do not work for, or represent curse. 100% voluntarily working on the site, and have no direct contact with curse.
I honestly dont like the idea. I understand the the big sites doing, as it will make some people aware.. (I also do not support the SOPA act) but the truth is, it will not effect any curse site (the other bills being passed with it will..which is where people seem to get losts as all the sites lable it as one bill), second I would be pissed if it happend, almost 60% of my daily sites I use are curse based.. if they took them down I would be rather ticked. Also a lot of viewers who search google for question on moding, would find the site down, and honeslty would care less and move to another site, thats also not good.
Im already kinda pissed that reddit is doing, as I use that for a lot of reasons.
Anyway the post above is MY view, and has nothing to do with curse (as I already said , we, the mods, have nothing to do with them) Also keep in mind, Most of the viewers that view curse sites...already know of these issues... its on "our area" of what we deal with each day
Sites like reddit and wikipedia get people that have no idea of what this is, which is why, even though pissed about it, am a bit glad they are doing it... doing it here.. really wont do anything.. I understand the idea "another big network is taking it down" adds impact.. but meh.. I rather view my sites, as the impact would not be great. =(
In the end, the only thing people can do is read the bill themselves and take it for what it means to them. There are so many BS rumors going around for both pros and cons about it, its just down right dumb.
anyway like Is said thats just my thought, id rather not see it go down, but w/e
edit; to add a little more.. your also not thinking about the people behind it... curse would lose a lot of money with their sites down for a day... but the issue is your thinking about it as a company... what about all the other people working for them on sites, as content managers..ect? thats a day without pay... thats not something I wish apon them,,thats kinda another reason im not to for the idea of curse going down. But like i said, just my view =)
(also I know someones gonna try to say, well if sopa passes they coudl all lose their jobs for good...ect..ect thats not true at all and for another topic)
Anyway, though I dont agree with your idea lonami, I respect that your trying, and not sitting around and doing something about what you believe, I respect that regardless. and wish you luck either way.
on a side note: what I would like to see: ESA does E3.. its to bad sony and MS support sopa.. I would love to see E3 dead this year =/ thats something I would support in.
last edit: http://www.curse.com/news/curse/43551-curse-takes-a-stance-on-sopa not sure if you have seen that
....nvm you posted in the comments =P.
I don't think it should. There's so much time people put into the work that they put on here, and to take that down?
They might as well have not even bothered at all!
google and the likes are only removing their home pages... EX google cant just shut down, they would lose thousands, they also have contracts among many other things.
which that is something I like, so many people use the home page...so it gets the message accross, but they are still maken sure their product is working.. so people dont get ticked...google has the right idea.